Anyone watch the NBA Finals?
I didn't either.
I can't figure it out. When the NBA was on I was glued to the TV during Jr. High, High School and through College as well. Now, I could care less.
Back in the day (ages 10-14 or so) my room was covered in Magic Johnson posters and Lakers stuff, now you'd be hard pressed to find anything NBA related in my possessions.
I still watch football, NCAA & NFL and I still watch MLB baseball, but I don't watch the NBA.
I don't know if I could name 25 NBA players, but I can name starting pitching rotations of many MLB teams, and I can name many, many, NFL lineups as well.
The NBA just doesn't have the attraction that it used to.
I watched a sum total of about 10 minutes this whole season, and maybe 20 minutes last season. I don't care about it anymore.
I think that the NBA has that figured out as well. I noticed in a magazine that you could buy highlight DVDs for Father's Day of Jordan, Bird, Barkley, and Johnson. Those guys are retired.
What about current stars?
I only see Lebron James in commercials. When I was a teen it used to be that you would see commercials by more than just one NBA star. Think Mr. Robinson's neighborhood, Right Guard, McDonald's and hordes of Nike commercials.
Now, I see very little if any NBA related commercials.
Am I watching the wrong channels?
Have I just grown out of the NBA?
Or did the NBA leave me?
Maybe I'll figure it out someday. In the meantime, I'll watch some baseball and keep up with college recruiting and the NFL.
I can't figure it out. When the NBA was on I was glued to the TV during Jr. High, High School and through College as well. Now, I could care less.
Back in the day (ages 10-14 or so) my room was covered in Magic Johnson posters and Lakers stuff, now you'd be hard pressed to find anything NBA related in my possessions.
I still watch football, NCAA & NFL and I still watch MLB baseball, but I don't watch the NBA.
I don't know if I could name 25 NBA players, but I can name starting pitching rotations of many MLB teams, and I can name many, many, NFL lineups as well.
The NBA just doesn't have the attraction that it used to.
I watched a sum total of about 10 minutes this whole season, and maybe 20 minutes last season. I don't care about it anymore.
I think that the NBA has that figured out as well. I noticed in a magazine that you could buy highlight DVDs for Father's Day of Jordan, Bird, Barkley, and Johnson. Those guys are retired.
What about current stars?
I only see Lebron James in commercials. When I was a teen it used to be that you would see commercials by more than just one NBA star. Think Mr. Robinson's neighborhood, Right Guard, McDonald's and hordes of Nike commercials.
Now, I see very little if any NBA related commercials.
Am I watching the wrong channels?
Have I just grown out of the NBA?
Or did the NBA leave me?
Maybe I'll figure it out someday. In the meantime, I'll watch some baseball and keep up with college recruiting and the NFL.
posted by Bobby's blog at 10:32 AM
5 Comments:
I grew up a Pittsburgh fan, so of course pro basketball never meant anything to me.
Pro Basketball is too much about showing off, about glorifying the individual, about not having basic respect. Why would people want to watch that?
Interesting you would say that, Ryan, because the two teams who were in the finals were all about team-play, well-rounded players, and a "complete" game-- not at all the showing off and individualized hype that the NBA often gets accused of. Maybe a new day has dawned on the NBA, and some have chosen to sleep in rather than watch the sunrise.
If you think about it, by the way, those "glory days" of the NBA were actually more about the individuals showing off than our selective memory will often allow. Why did you watch the Bulls? Was it because you loved the supporting role that Kerr played, or the amazing teamwork? No, it was to watch Jordan, of course. (OK, maybe in the later years it was about team play...)
Perhaps the reason there aren't as many NBA players in commercials is because they aren't as self-centered in their play, ergo they don't make as big of a name for themselves, ergo they don't get the endorsements. Or-- and I'll grant that the possibility is strong on this one-- it may be because a lot of folks have eschewed the NBA as a bunch of selfish invidivualists and there's no market for it. And maybe that is because, as much as we all loved Jordan, Bird, and the others, we also subconsciously recognized the egoism they embodied-- and we continue to hold that against the NBA, even if those guys are retired.
Incidentally, my southern upbringing means that NFL football didn't matter to me nearly so much growing up as it sounds like it did for you two. In the south, it's all about college football; it wasn't until I came to St. Louis that I really got interested in the NFL (and I still don't care about it as much as, say, SEC conference ball).
Yes, I watched the NBA playoffs-- not every game, but most of the finals and a handful of other games-- and last night's game was a lot of fun and one of the best games of basketball I've watched in a while.
Those are some good things to think about Ed.
BTW, I'm with you on the college football over NFL, but I'm a Big 12 guy.
I'm from West Virginia. The Mountaineers are even more important to me than the Steelers are.
I like college ball better than the NFL. And while I don't ever watch the NBA, I do watch some college basketball.
hey man, its just all part of knowing who you are. You now have more important things than the NBA....GOD, FAMILY, and your life that couldnt be more valuable because of your faith. Love that fact, God is more important than NBA, so to you, thats just a part of being a follower and a believer of God
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